Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
CoLLYER CARVINGS.
COULTER, July 20, 1887.

Are you going to the picnic?
Church building progressing.
A good rain would save the corn.
A heavy dew sparkled on the grass and
vegetation Monday morning.
The report that our friends at Cove
City were sick was happily all false.
Mr.. Mills, daughter and SOD returned
to Hiawatha by taking the fast train at
Wa-Keeney Monday morning.
Jerry Sheehan, our blacksmith, has in
his shop stalk of corn which measures
9 feet, inches. 1t was taken from his
field.
Miss L. league was able to occupy her
accustomed position at the organ last
Sabbath, and the singing was greatly
aided.
Mrs. d. Webster is daily expecting a
summons to join her husband in the east,
where he has about decided locating their
future home.
The most dignified of humanity could,
last Thursday and Friday, have cried,
"Oh; give us rest" and not been guilty
OF using slang either.
The mornings and evenings are thor
oughly enjoyed in this climate. With an
appetite which needs no coaxing, and
cool nights for sweet slumber, the settler
can afford to rough it little.
Collyers second nine played game of
base ball with the Banner club last Sat
urday. The score was not learned, but
some loud cheering was heard, and the
voices were those of the Banner boys.
During the strong south wind OF last
Thursday, the first upright timbers of the
Congregational church were erected and
braced. Since then, the window frames
have been placed and the siding is now
being put on.
Mr.. Wilson, recently of Banner, has
been engaged as teacher of Collyer school
for the next term. He is highly recommend
ed, both as teacher and Christian gentle
man, and will spend August as a teacher
at the Trego county institute.
The new livery stable is up and almost
ready for business, but as to its being a
desirable addition to Ainslie avenue, the
subject would make a good question for
debate, provided the proprietors were
given the affirmative to argue.
Go to G. w. Blackwill's, Collyer, Kan,
for your Acme Pulverizer and Harrow,
the greatest harrow for listed corn on the
market. Also see the patent-too Elm
wood Harrow and Adams Cultivator, and
do not fail to examine the new Deering
Mower. Prices way down. 430-tf
r. G.. Kessler and wife went to Wa
Keeney this noon. From there Mr..
Kessler will accompany the other county
commissioners on their tour through the
eastern part of the state to inspect court
houses and learn how to plan frst-class
one for Trego.
Miss M. Bundy has been i'll the past
week with the prevailing disease, but was
recovering at the last report. A new set
tier, whose name was not learned, had
scarcely located on his chosen piece of
prairie land before a number of his chill
dren were taken sick. No recent report
of their condition has been heard.
Our sympathies are extended to Mr..
and Mrs. o. L. Birkeland, who are neces-
STATED to break up their home for time,
that Mrs. B. may hasten to the bedside of
their sick daughter, Mrs. Gunderson, in
Chicago, who is failing with consump-
ton. Mrs. B. will leave in about week,
and we hope her tender care of her
daughter may long retard the Ill effects
of that dread disease.
Commissioner Robb and wife were up
from Ogallah last Saturday to attend to
Grand Army duties. The Relief Corps
meeting was well attended. Mrs. Eva
Richards was elected Corps trustee, and
secretary of the Post and Corporation, to
fill the unexpired term of Miss Stickney,
resigned. Mrs. Richards has proved an
interested worker whenever able to be
present, and the Corps has chosen wisely.
w. L. Brown will not be in condition
to follow the pillow for some time. He re-
Gently made horse trade, and his newly
acquired animal went off to celebrate the
Fourth. After almost week of hunting,
he learned of her whereabouts, and es-
sayed to ride her home. Not caring to
come, she ran away with him and into a
barbed-wire fence in such a way as to
cut his leg in number of places below
the knee. He reached home, and the
wound was dressed by DR.. league. Mr..
Brown will probably be confined to his
couch for some days, as any attempt to
stand causes hemorrhage. Mr.. Brown |
is known as an old settler, and he and
his wife were our first colored residents. |
There will, therefore, be many sorry when |
they learn of his accident.
As there was no preaching last Sab
bath, the Sunday -school session was long
drawn out in making preparations for
the annual school basket picnic, which |
will be held in "Webster's Grove" next
Thursday, July %, 1887. The Sunday
schools in the surrounding country are
herewith invited to join the Collyer school
on the occasion, as also all persons who |
SO desire. The procession will leave |
Collyer at 8 o'clock, and at the grove will
be given the following
PROGRAM:
Music; Address, Rev. j. @. A. Weller; |
Music; Recitation, Miss NJ. Knight; |
Reading, Miss Stickney; Quartette; Egg
race; Bhndfold race; Spoon race; Sack |
race; Song by school; Dinner.
Our Dunkard friends are only seven
miles away, and what interests their town |
OF Quinter, viii eventually affect Collyer,
so we watch, with no disinterestedness,